Fansided · Jun 1, 2019
Washington Capitals: Marcus Johansson Looking for his First Stanley Cup
If the Washington Capitals and Marcus Johansson had it their ways, Mojo would likely still be in Washington.
In early July of 2017, the Washington Capitals had to go through a salary cap purge — especially after the re-signing of T.J. Oshie, Dmitry Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Sadly, Marcus Johansson was one of the purged.
Just hours after Kuznetsov signed an eight-year, $62.4 million dollar contract to stay in D.C., Johansson and his $4.58 million dollar cap hit was shipped to New Jersey for a second and a third-round pick. He found out about the news while back in Sweden.